Rating: PG
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 05/16/1986(USA)
Release Date: 05/05/2009
Flags: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity, War Violence
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
Devil-may-care navy pilot Pete Mitchell (
Tom Cruise) is sent to Miramar Naval Air Station for advanced training. Here he vies with Tom Kasansky (
Val Kilmer) for the coveted "Top Gun" award. When not so occupied, Mitchell carries on a romance with civilian consultant Charlotte Blackwood (
Kelly McGillis). Shaken up by the death of a friend, Mitchell loses the Top Gun honor to Kasansky. Worried that he may have lost his nerve, Mitchell is given a chance to redeem himself during a tense international crisis involving a crippled US vessel and a flock of predatory enemy planes. The story wasn't new in 1986, but
Top Gun scored with audiences on the strength of its visuals, especially the vertigo-inducing aerial sequences. The film made more money than any other film in 1986 and even spawned a 1989 takeoff,
Hot Shots. An Academy Award went to the
Giogio Moroder-
Tom Whitlock song "Take My Breath Away."
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
;)
